Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Visual Studio - CVE-2020-0884
Published: March 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25968
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0884
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due Microsoft Visual Studio includes a reply URL that is not secured by SSL. A remote attacker can intercept the access tokens and gain unauthorized access to the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0884
Install updates from vendor's website.